Manure-spreader.



' PATENTED 2l, 1905.

J. S. PATCH.

MANURE SPREADER.

JAPPLIUA'IION FILED JULY 18, 1904.

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IAII llllllll lumull'oz PATBNTED MAR. 21, 1905.

J. S. PATCH. MANURE SPREADER.

APPLICATION PILBDJULY 18, 1904.

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PUBMED-MAR. 21, 1905. J. s. PATCH. MANURB SPREADER. APPLICATION FILED JULY 18,1904.

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PATENT "OFFICE,

'JAMES s. rMen, 0E MILLEDGEV'ILLE, ILLINOIS.

MANuFiE-SBREADER. 'i

SPECIFICATION fonning part of Letters Patent No. 785,227, dated Maren 21, 1905. Application inea July 18,1904. serai No. massi.-

To all whom/'it muy concern.: I Beit known that I, JAMES S. PATCH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Milledgeville,l

2 2 the front carrying-Wheels, vand 3 and 4 the in the county of Carroll and State-of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and usefulImprovements in Manure-.Spreaders; and I do declare the following to-be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisfspecification. l

My invention has reference to inanurespreaders, and embodies certain novel devices for operating the distributing-cylinder and for4 operating the apron for conveying the manure toward the distributing .end of thebox and l utomatically stopping the same when a def s-iredpoint has been reached.

The construction of Iny invention Ais such that it can with veryylittle trouble be used in place of the usualwagon-box on the ordinary running-gear. i In the drawings, Figureis a side elevation of my invention mounted on suitable runninggear. Fig. 2 is a detail showing a portion of the cylinder-operating mechanism in end elevation. Fig. 3 is a plan view showingrportions ofthe power-conveying `mechanism in detail. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail exhibiting the means for imparting movement to the main shaft. Fig. 5 isa side elevation showing that side of the device opposite, to the side. `shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a detail showing parts of the apron-operating mechanismin end elevation.Y Fig. 7 is a |plan view of the mechanism for-controlling thepawls.v Fig. 8

bolster as shown by broken lines 12 12in' Fig. 1. Fig. 13 is a detail showing parts of my invention appm'tenant to thcrear bolster.

Similar lordinals vrefer to similar parts throughout thefseveral figures.

1 is the body or box of the manure-spreader,

rear carrying-wheels, of an ordinaryrunninggear, onthe holsters 5 and 6 of'which the box 1 is supported. On the -inner face of the wheel 3 is fixed a gear-rim 7, connected by a sprocket-chain 8 -With a sprocket-wheel 9,

tending across the under side ofthe box y1 and suitably journaled thereto. Integral with the wheel 9 is a collar 11, on the inside of which a series of spring-paw'ls 12 are securedto the face of the wheel 9 and engage a'ratclietwheel 13, fixed to the shaft 10. The' wheel/1 totthe rifn 7 on the wheel 3 and connected by a sprocket-chainy 15 with a sprocket-wheel 16,

tate independently thereon. Integral with the wheel 16 is a collar 17, inclosing springpavwls 18, which engage 'a ratchet-wheel 19, fixed on the shaft 10. ment` of the wagon the rotation of the Wheels -3 and 4 causes the wheels .9 and 16 to rotate in unison and simultaneously impart movement tothe shaft 10, whereas if either of the ment the shaft 10 can continue to operate independently thereof. c

.Fixed on the shaft l10, near the sprocket`- wheel 9., is a gear-wheel 20, meshing with a rotary shaft 2 2, suitably journaled to the under side of the box 1, near the rear end thereof. On the end of the shaft 22 is a sprocketwheel 23, having a coflar 24 integral there- -clutch- 25, adapted to' engage a clutch 26 on the outer'face of the wheel 21. The wheels 21 and 23 and intervening parts are all adapted to rotate upon the shaft 22 independently thereof. The clutches 25 and 26 are normally held in engagement by means of' anextensile coiled spring 27 interposed between the wheel 23 and a collar 28, fixed to the end of the vshaft 22.

lloosely supported on the main shaft 10, ex

-is provided with a gear-rim14, corresponding In the forward move-A w'heels or 4 is stationary while the other is In motion or is being given a backward movey similar gear-wheel 21,v loosely supported on a loosely supported on theshaft 10, so as to rowith and provided onits inner face with a Projecting from the rear of the box, is a pair of supports 33, in which is`journaled a rotary shaft 34, upon which-is fixed a roller 35, carrying -al double spiral 36 36, Fig. 10.' n the end of th'eshaft 34 is a sprocketwheel 37, actuated from asimilar wheel 38 on `the shaft by means of a sprocket-chain 39 connecting such'wheels.

Pivoted to the side of the box 1 is a bellcrank ,lever 40, the long arm of which is forked to engage the coll/ar 24, while the short end is-connected by a rod 41A to the forward en'd of a similar lever 42, also pivotally secured to the side of the box, as at a. The rear arm of the lever 42 is connected,'by means of a rod 43, with a hand-lever 44, fulcrumed to the side `of the box, near the front end of f the wagon, and provided with-the usual pawle: inder 29 ceases.

and-ratchet device by which its operation is controlled. By throwing the lever 44 forward the clutches 25 and 26 are thrown out of engagement and the rotation of the cylthe clutches 25 and 26 are againforced into engagement by the spring 27.

Referring to Figs. 5 to 9 inclusive, 45 is a broad-faced Iratchet-wheel fixed on the end ofshaft 30 and integral therewith. 48 repre-.

sents a bracket secured to the side of the box l, in which a box 49 has longitudinal movement. The bracket 48 is projected rearwardly into a frame 50, having slots 51, through which pass the arm's 46. The box 49 is divided longitudinally by a partition 52, on each side of which is an extensile coiled spring 53, secured at their forward end s to the inner endof the box 49 and at their rear ends to square collars 54, loosely embracing the arms 46. The arms 46 are supported at a point immediately above the shaft 22, and the lower ends of such arms extend downwardly on the side of the wheel 45, so that the force of gravity tends to keepsuch arms in contact with such wheel; but to prevent the jumping of such arms away from and out of engagement with the ratchet-wheel a flexible spring 55 is secured to each of the arms, the other ends of said springs being attached to the side of the box l. 56 represents a rod fastened at one end to the box 49 and at the other to the lower end of a lever 57 fulcrumed to the Upon releasing the lever 44,`

cylinder and in rear of the wagon.

i side of the box 1, as at b. Flexibly connected with the lever 5 7 by means of a pin-and-slot arrangement is a lever 58, fulcrumed to the box 1, as at c, and connected above its pivotal point by a rod: 59, with a hand-lever 60 fulcrumed to the box 1, near -the front end thereof, and provided with the usual pawl-andratchet device for the'controlling of such lever.

61 is a movable scoop supported by two or more shoes 62 and provided at its upperedge with an angular projection- 63, adapted to engage the upper end of the lever58 in therearward movement of such scoop. To the base of the scoop 61 is secured a pair of sprocketchains 64, operating in tracks 65 on the bottom of the box l. Secured on the chains 64 is a series of transverseslats 66, and at the rear end of the box 1 such chains are engaged by sprocket-wheels 67, fixed on the shaft 22.

A sprocket-chain 68 is also secured to the baseJ S 5 of the scoop' 61, centrally thereof, passing over a sprocket-wheel 69 on a shaft 70, journaled tothe box 1, at the front end thereof, and secured to a cross-bar 71, Fig. 1, to which crosstbar the ends of the'chains 66 are also fastened. At one end the shaft 70 is provided with a crank 72.

In the operation of the machine the slats 66 pass downwardly at the rear end of the wagon and beneath the wagon, blocks 73 being secured to the lower face of the wagonbed, just above the rear bolster 6, to provide a passage-way for such slats, the passage of the lslats above the bolster being aided by means of guides 74, secured to the upper face of the bolster. By means of blocks 75, also fastened to the bed of the wagon, above the bolster 5, a passage-way is provided for the chain 68 above such front bolster.

The operation of the main part of my inventionl is substantially the same' as in similar devices now in use. By means of the chain 68 the scoop 61 is drawn to the'front end of the machine and the box loaded with manure. 1n transporting the load the operative parts are held out of gear by. means of the lever-'44, as hereinbefore shown, and upon reaching the point where it is desired to distribute the loadthe parts are thrown into gear. The rotation of the cylinder 29 carries the contents of the box, as the same comes in contact ther`ewith, 'upwardlyand rearwardly over such At the same time by the operation of the shaft 22 the chains 64 are drawn rearwardly, carrying the slats 66 and Scoop 6l and conveying the load to the rear end of the box. When the projection 63 on the scoop comes in contact withthe lever 58, it forces such lever rearward a slight distance, operating the lever 57 and forcing the box 49 rearwardly upon the bracket 48, forcing the arms 46 out of engagementwith the wheel 45 and stopping the operation of the shaft-22. At the time of operation of the box 49 one of the arms 46 will IOO IIO

'be in engagement with the wheel 45; but as the crank 47 continues to rotate such armzis released and, with the other arm 46, held from further engagement withl such wheel.

, As the'lever 58 is forced'rearwardly it draws -With it` the lever 60, which is locked in the new position by the pawl-and-ratchet device operated to return'the same thereto. This is usually done after the shield 61 has been returned toa position in the front end of lthe box. The arms 46 can also be d-isengaged by the operation of the lever 60.

' In a machine in which thedistributing-cylthrown downwardly directly in rear thereof,

' for 'which reason I have, provided the spirals 36, which are so disposed upon the roller 35 Y as to throw the manurev laterally in each direction from the center line of themachine.

It will be seen that the spirals 36 are in op-v eration atall times when the cylinder 29 is in rotation. I l

The great advantage in having the distributing-cylinder adapted to be operated from both of the rear drive-wheels lies in the fact that by such construction the operationof the machine and distribution ofthe load will becontinuous even in going round a corner, which is not the case where the operation is dependent upon one `wheel only. l

It will be observed that the shaft 22 is dependent for its rotation upon the shaft 30, upon which 4thecylinder 29-is 'xed, and that as a consequence such'shaft 22 will be in -motion and the device for conveying the contents to the rearof the box be in operation only while the cylinder 29 is in action. On the other hand, the shaft 22 can be thrown out of operation independently of the cylinder, as hereinbefore set forth.

By providing the rear Wheels of an ordi-v nary farm-wagon with the gear-rims 7 and 14 the running-gear thereof may be adapted to be used with my device, itl being'then. possible byremoving or replacing the chainsA'S and l5 to use'the box 1 interchangeably with the usual wagon-box, hay-rack, &c.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to` secure by Letters Patent of the United States, 1S Y 1. In a machine of the Vclass named, the combination with a wagon-box of the shaft 10, Vjo'urnaled on the underside of .the box, near the rear end thereof, mechanism for suitably rotating such shaft from either of the -rear driving-Wheels, independently of the other; the gear-wheel 20, fixed on.the shaft '10; l.the rotary shaft 22, journaled on the un' der side of the box 1, at the rear end thereof; the gear-wheel 21, supported on the shaft 22, so as to rotate independently, thereon, and provided with the clutch 26; the sprocketwheel 23, also supported on the shaft 22, so as to rotate independently thereon, `and provided on its inner face with the clutch 25;'such clutch being normally in engagement with the clutch 26; the shaft 30, journaled in the sides of the box 1,'above the shaft 22; thecylinder 29, fixed ontheshaft 30; means for imparting rotation fro-m the wheel 23 to the shaft 30; and, means for throwing the clutches 25' and 26 out of engagement,substantially as shown and. described.

2. In a machine of the class named, the combination with a wagon-box of the rotary shaft 30, provided on one end -with the crank 47; ,the rotary. shaft`22, provided on one end with the ratchet-wheel 45;.the arms 46 pivotal l-y secured to, yand depending from the crank 47, the lower ends of such arms engaging the `ratchet-face of the wheel 45; the bracket 48,

secured to the side of lthe box 1; the frame 50, projected rearwardly from the bracket 48 and provided with slots 51; the movable box 49, supported on the bracket 48; springs53, fixed in the box 49,'and loosely engaging the arms 46 at their free ends; and means for suitably operating the box 49 from the forward end of the wagon-box, substantially as shown' wagombody; a pairfof springs 53, secured in.

the box 40, and connected with the arms 46; and means for-automatically operating the box 49 from the movement of the conveying mechanism, substantially4 as shown and described. n 4

In testimony whereof Iax mysignature in presence of two witnesses. n,

' J. L. WEAVER,

FRANCES F. EMMoNs.

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